Finance Manager Benelux & CEE

Role Specification

Title: Finance Manager Benelux & CEE - evolving into Finance Manager Continental Europe

Reports to: General Manager Continental Europe

Direct reports: +/- 5

Key relationships: Continental Europe Leadership Team, Group Finance

About the Company

Pelsis is a world leader in developing and delivering innovative pest control solutions for the professional and consumer markets. With a strong reputation for quality and performance, we support companies in various sectors in maintaining high hygiene and safety standards. We manufacture and distribute pest control products to the retail and professional market.

Continental Europe Region: Belgium, Netherlands, Central and Eastern Europe, France, Spain, Nordics. The region currently employs 160 people.

About the Role

The Finance Manager oversees the daily management of all activities of the company. Furthermore, this person is responsible for the implementation of the objectives of the company agreed with the General Manager Continental Europe.

Responsibilities

• Creating the detailed strategic plan and operational roadmap for the company, which supports the Continental Europe region and Pelsis group strategy
• Revising the operational roadmaps to deliver the agreed short and long-term KPI's
• Ensuring that the company fully deploys a customer focused business model that delivers Pelsis' Vision
• Supporting group activities throughout Pelsis as and when required
• Prepare monthly cash flow statements according to Pelsis guidelines, i.e.: profit and loss account, balance sheet, asset sheet, cash flow statement and other month end specifications
• Bookkeeping and reconciliations
• Cash management and online banking
• Monitoring margin and IC transfer pricing policy
• Payments of accounts payable / invoicing and follow up on and control of accounts receivables
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register, including preparation and bookkeeping of monthly depreciations, as well as establishment of fixed assets in the register
• Preparing and filing of VAT returns
• Preparation, bookkeeping and filing of payroll, social security's and relevant income taxes
• Preparation and maintenance of relevant written procedures and guidelines related to the finance area of Continental Europe
• Budgeting
• Preparation of annual accounts and report
• Preparation for, and handling of, external and internal audits
• Contact with and reporting to authorities
• Supplier contract management
• HR activities, including payroll, be the go to person for all staff, comp & ben, recruitment & selection, talent management and all other people related matters
• Miscellaneous ad hoc tasks and projects within finance and bookkeeping

Qualifications

Master's degree in Finance and/or Business Administration

Required Skills

• Demonstrated Experience as a Finance Manager
• 5-10 years of proven finance management experience in an industrial, chemical or retail sector
• Knowledge of the Belgian and Dutch rules and regulations
• Business savvy and experience of building and steering a finance team (which is based in different locations)
• Diplomatic and empathetic skills to manage people working in previously single owner businesses with a loyal and long serving workforce not used to change

Preferred Skills

• Dutch native, fluent in English. French is a definite plus
• Experience with SAP ECC / SAP ECC 6.0 EHP5 / D365 Dynamics is a plus
• Proven to be a natural leader; a strong personality who inspires confidence and good at establishing strong relationships
• Is team oriented and able to build a high performing team
• Is very results oriented, structured and consistently meets deadlines
• Is impactful, motivational and able to delegate and sell ideas
• Is focused on productivity as well as quality and is cost conscious